Communicating Between .NET Programs

Question

I wanted to set up a simple data communication between two C# applications, and I'm not sure what the best method is in doing so. I've previously used Java Sockets and ServerSockets to get the job done, but I'm new to C#, so I've come for advice :) It's going to be two way communication with two clients exchanging strings or something of the like.

Answer 1

WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) is what you want.

Answer 2

You have several options:

1. Using pipes
2. Using sockets
3. WCF